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Superintendent says district is 97.2% staffed; 59 certified vacancies remain

5740898 · September 5, 2025
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Superintendent reported 97.2% of school-based instructional and support staff are in place, a substitute roster of more than 500 is maintained, and 59 certified teaching vacancies remain; board discussed deploying substitutes to support struggling classrooms.

Superintendent Cole told the Committee of the Whole on Sept. 4 that East Baton Rouge Parish schools are 97.2% staffed for school-based instructional and support positions and that the district maintains a roster of more than 500 substitute teachers. Cole said that number of…

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